Songkran in Bangkok feels more like a monumental three day water fight than anything sacred…Futilely swinging my pistol in defence, we made our way to the road leading directly to Khaosan. Throngs of chalk-smeared people ran through the whitened streets; where it was too crowded to run, they edged forward, with nowhere to hide from the ceaseless ambushes.

Cycle-rickshaws rattle along streets across Asia, carrying freight as well as people, but Allahabad’s cycle-rickshaws were special: rural landscapes and Bollywood starlets, as well as animals and symbols of luck were hand-painted onto the carriages. The armrests were carved in the shape of fish, and occasionally the whole carriage had been carved – hollowed out to more closely resemble an animal, or sculpted at the edges in decorative waves and columns.

Two days ago, the Times of India’s Delhi insert included an article on the “ten dirtiest things crazy revellers had played Holi with.” It was impenetrable, like so [...]

Old World Wandering is a travelogue about overland travel, about hauling backpacks across borders to find connections within regions and across cultures. It’s a collection of travel stories from two journeys through the Old World, written by a South African couple.

After nine years travelling and living abroad, they’re back in Cape Town, experiencing their hometown through a new lens. Iain runs an audio tour app called VoiceMap, and works with storytellers around the world to create location-aware audio experiences. Claire writes about China’s story in Africa, where her travels have just begun.

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